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Well, maybe technically sort of a tongue-in-cheek horror than horror itself.Since I now have film privileges on DA I thought I'd upload a real version of this instead of my crappy youtube version... I also thought today would be a great day to do it due to Halloween and all.
This is my first year animated short for the Open Show at Calarts. My film actually made it into the Producer's show so I was happy for that.
There's a lot wrong with it, but it was a lot of fun. My first time really extensively animating and I was just sort of thrown into it without really much of an idea as to what I was doing.
first year restrictions were:
no color (got the spot of color I have okayed)
no voice acting
1 minute 30 seconds
we wer given roughly 3 / 4 months to complete this assignment.
Animated by hand, traditionally, using punched paper and living off of a diet of cuties and poptarts.
The look was loosely inspired by Gorey's works as he is always going to be one of my favorite artists.
Currently working on my second year film. This time featuring a cute little girl named Maddy instead of a big fat man with whale teeth.
Music and sound by Jarred McAdams (my brother!).
Background Artwork and animation by me.
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MissMort [2012-02-06 14:22:39 +0000 UTC]
This was so insanely cool! I loved the ending, The cat was well drawn and so was everything else!
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CronaDragonTrainer [2012-01-30 02:37:47 +0000 UTC]
Whoa! Really cool!!! And very Emotional! Great work!
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the-Z-718 [2012-01-17 05:57:49 +0000 UTC]
This is brilliant, I love how you used the cat to personify death, good work!
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sleepless-hollow [2012-01-16 00:15:47 +0000 UTC]
I absolutely love the style of this animation. Incredibly well executed.
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lytre98 [2012-01-13 21:24:04 +0000 UTC]
Good job... is really amazing... I would like to start doing animation, you could tell me what progam you used to do this and in what format you saved? please...
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TheLoneBadWolf [2011-12-31 01:59:06 +0000 UTC]
Amazing work! I am just amazed on how well everything turned out. The drawings were wonderful, lots of detail. The fat man is quite funny. Thank you for sharing it with us.
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Rigel-5 [2011-11-16 20:05:16 +0000 UTC]
So many great visual ideas going on throughout.
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mononoke111 [2011-11-12 22:09:24 +0000 UTC]
wow, that was really scary, sad, and wonderful altogether!
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Sara569FFVII [2011-11-06 16:09:43 +0000 UTC]
omg that was better than disney animations
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Arichy [2011-10-30 18:42:35 +0000 UTC]
Hello,
you've been featured here: [link]
Happy Halloween
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bbenatti [2011-10-24 03:51:32 +0000 UTC]
What the hell... my cat just jumped over me right now! O_o (Heart attack, here I go)
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EO88 [2011-10-08 00:10:34 +0000 UTC]
this short was really cool! love the style!!! I got so happy everytime I find stuff like this goes right to my heart. love it!
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Kallamoon [2011-10-03 20:53:42 +0000 UTC]
I can't belive I JUST stumbled onto this. This is what I get for not watching you more closely!
This is phenomenal. The mood, the theme, the music, that cat... and that poor old man... it all comes together to form a beautiful little piece. Went RIGHT into my favorites. <3
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ebenejdne [2011-09-29 12:20:56 +0000 UTC]
That's so good. I'm dazed by your incredible animating talent.
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Grimsisters [2011-09-18 18:06:26 +0000 UTC]
Oh not to mention it's definitely something Tim Burton would make.
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HNAutumn [2011-09-12 02:16:01 +0000 UTC]
Hahaha, the whole thing is really great, but when he lets out that sigh at the end? That just makes it for me. I love the ending.
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TheMaddhattR [2011-09-11 14:50:55 +0000 UTC]
This is truly inspiring. I've been wanting to do a short for sooo long now and this inspired me to get working on it. Thanks for sharing your lovely work.
www.the365ive.com
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TinaEck [2011-09-06 18:25:16 +0000 UTC]
Intense! And so totally in your style! I always love your work! <3
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Leachima [2011-08-21 10:04:59 +0000 UTC]
incredible! the scenery the and the scary cat...I also love the movement and the change of backgrounds, really fitting to the dark atmosphere and the man who is really scared and haunted
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LeahPlainAndTallish [2011-08-19 09:25:34 +0000 UTC]
Wow. That cat actually made me squeak. Brilliant work.
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Groken-V-Foznier [2011-08-17 04:20:07 +0000 UTC]
Deffinately inspiring for an aspiring animator. amazing artwork! Loved the detail and creepy story
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Addicted2Kura [2011-08-12 06:22:59 +0000 UTC]
I know it's silly of me to think, but I never would have thought of death personified as a cat lol
Just saw this after giving my thesis defense for my animated short--it gives me confidence c:
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cookiemonster2011 [2011-08-02 22:56:23 +0000 UTC]
this is amazing!this should be given some kind of award..not a daily deviation..but bigger
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ForeignButterfly [2011-08-01 14:04:18 +0000 UTC]
I changed my major to animation. any suggestions as to what would help me?
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pupukachoo In reply to ForeignButterfly [2011-08-01 15:38:45 +0000 UTC]
well, lots of life drawing is always a good start... gesture drawings of people outside. watch and study life as much as you can. That's about all I can say
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ForeignButterfly In reply to pupukachoo [2011-08-01 21:32:34 +0000 UTC]
wow ok I kinda do that already :3 I just need to do more. Thank you for your advice and your animation was INCREDIBLE. Such simple characters and yet it was perfectly creepy.
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EquinoxDemon [2011-07-30 12:30:55 +0000 UTC]
I find myself thinking that there was this underlying theme that his time was up, the appearance of the cat signifiying that. The sigh at the end, the more calm nature of the cat; it was just the way things had to be.
The music and the way it moved in and out to allow for other sound effects was genius too.
I have no idea how you made it flow and made it so smooth but it's amazing!
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Enyamatrix [2011-06-27 16:37:20 +0000 UTC]
you are an really good animater
Are thinking of making a movie
anyway I am this
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OxfordFlats [2011-06-19 07:44:54 +0000 UTC]
This is one of my favorite animations on this site! Great job!
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mlgScribe [2011-06-12 10:15:05 +0000 UTC]
This is just truly amazing. Your art style is amazing, the music works well with it all and the dark feel just really pulls you in.
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ZerokiWolf [2011-06-11 03:00:03 +0000 UTC]
Scary and wonderful. Some sections of the animation remind me very strongly, for some reason or another, of Felidae. (Made in the 1930's or so, based on the book of the same name.)
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Don-Jackimo [2011-06-01 07:39:52 +0000 UTC]
That was pretty impressive animation! Very nicely done.
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Wolven-Sister [2011-05-16 16:09:11 +0000 UTC]
wonderful and beautiful! I feel so bad for the old man :C
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